Pay Attention!

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

— Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) February 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM

Elon Musk Is Leading a ‘Hostile Takeover of the Federal Government’ – “To say that this delegation of unsupervised authority by President Trump to Elon Musk is an unprecedented violation of the Appointments Clause of Article II of the Constitution, which at a minimum would demand the Senate’s advice and consent to the appointment of anyone exercising the kind of power, would be an understatement.”

2 died of Ebola: They said Obama should resign.

4 died in Benghazi: They had Hillary testify for 11 hours, held 33 hearings, and launched a 4-year probe.

881,776 Covid deaths, an armed insurrection & theft of classified documents: They cheered, and made Trump a dictator.

— Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM

No One Knows How This Will End (But I Do Not Think It Will End Well for Them) – “We have power, and our power arises when we connect, when we join organizations like Indivisible (whose very name proclaims this truth), when we come together as civil society, when we act together to protect the vulnerable, to defend what we love.”

It’s a cliché to say it—and no two historical scenarios offer a perfectly compelling analogy—but what each American is doing now is what they’d be doing were they a German living in Germany and were it 1936-38

There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now

— Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) February 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM

The Courts Aren’t The Cavalry; We Are – “If you need some ideas for getting started, the good folks at Choose Democracy have some advice. They suggest getting started with a local group and figuring out where there are weak links in MAGA support you can pressure. They suggest devoting yourself to a longterm project you can support. Other groups are organizing a variety of public protests and blackouts. Different ways of speaking up will work for different people. Pick yours. Make sure your voice counts. Start exercising your democracy muscles!”

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— All Things Jennifer (@allthingsjennifer.bsky.social) February 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM

So, You’ve Been Invaded: A French Resistance Survival Guide for the U.S. – “Lesson for us? If democracy collapses, don’t wait for the “official” government to save you. Alternative structures—exiled leadership, underground networks, and local governance—become the real seat of power.”

They say that all that’s needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. So today, do something.

Help a stranger. Buy someone coffee or a meal. Donate to mutual aid. Elevate marginalized voices. Give to a community library or fridge. Learn something. Wear a mask. Practice community care.

— Kelly (@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social) February 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM